offspring

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n. 子孙, 后代, 产物 [法] 后辈, 子孙, 后裔

发音

UK /ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/
其它
US /ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/
US /ˈɑfspɹɪŋ/

词形变化

offsprings 复数 offsprings

别名

ofspring

教材释义与例句

名词

后代，子孙；产物

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A person's daughter or son; a person's child.

    We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.

  2. 2.

    Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.

    子孙

    儿孙

    囝孙

  3. 3.

    An animal or plant's progeny or young.

  4. 4.

    Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.

    子孙

    比喻

    Artists often treasure their works as their immortal offspring.

  5. 5.

    A process launched by another process.

    计算机 工程 数学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

young issue progeny materialisation materialization

上位词 10

animal issue event effect result beast creature relative relation outcome

下位词 10

baby kid child bastard heir orphan eldest successor grandchild spat

相关短语

large offspring syndrome

词源

From Middle English ofspring, from Old English ofspring (“offspring, descendants, posterity”), equivalent to off- + spring. Compare Icelandic afspringur (“offspring”). More at off, spring.

来源：wiktionary